Artist-In-Residence
The National Park Services offers opportunities
for two-dimensional visual artists, photographers, sculptors,
performers, writers, composers, and craft artists to live
and work in the parks. There are currently 29 parks participating
in the Artist-In-Residence program.
ACADIA
NATIONAL PARK, Maine
Residencies open to: Two-dimensional visual artists,
photographers, sculptors, performers, writers, composers
Application deadline: November 1 to January 1 (received)
Residency period: May, early June, September, October
Number & length of residencies: Five to six of
three weeks each
Contact: Artist-In-Residence Coordinator at Acadia_Information@nps.gov
or call 207-288-3338, "O" for operator.
For additional information, write: Artist-In-Residence
Program, Acadia National Park, PO Box 177, Eagle Lake Road,
Bar Harbor, Maine USA 04609
BADLANDS
NATIONAL PARK, South Dakota
Residencies open to: Two-dimensional visual artists,
photographers, scultpors, performers, writers, video/filmmakers,
composers
Application Deadline: For Fall residency - July 15
(received); for Spring residency - December 31 (received)
Residency period: (Fall) mid-September to October;
(Spring) March to mid-May
Number & length of residencies: Two of four to
six weeks each
Contact: Artist-In-Residence Coordinator, 605-433-5245
MST or badl_information@nps.gov
For additional information, write: Artist-In-Residence
Program, Badlands NP, PO Box 6, Interior, South Dakota USA
57750
BUFFALO
NATIONAL RIVER, Arkansas
Residencies open to: Two-dimensional visual artists,
photographers, sculptors, performers, writers, video/filmmakers,
composers
Application deadline: January 31 (postmarked)
Residency period: March - November
Number & length of residencies: Four of up to three
weeks each
Contact: Artist-In-Residence Coordinator at 870-741-5443
CST or buff_information@nps.gov
Complete details and application form are available at www.nps.gov/buff
For additional information, write: Artist-In-Residence
Program, Buffalo National River, 402 N. Walnut, Suite 136,
Harrison, Arkansas USA 72601
CAPE
COD NATIONAL SEASHORE, Massachusetts
This national seashore hosts two individual residency
programs.
C-Scape Dune Shack
Residencies open to: Two dimensional visual artists, photographers,
sculptors, performers, writers, video/filmmakers
Application deadline: February 15, (postmarked)
Residency period: Year-round
Number & length of residencies: Number varies,
from one week to up to three months each
Contact: Tom Boland, Residency Coordinator, at tomboland@mediaone.net
For additional information, write: Provincetown Community
Compact, Inc., PO Box 819, Provincetown, Massachusetts USA
02657 (Include a 52-cent stamped self-addressed envelope)
The Margo-Gelb Shack
Residencies open to: Two-dimensional visual artists,
photographers, sculptors, writers, video/filmmakers
Application deadline: February 1(received)
Residency period: Mid-May through mid-October
Number & length of residencies: Six of two weeks
each
Contact: Send a 52-cent self-addressed stamped envelope
to OCARC, 22 Nelson Avenue, Provincetown, Massachusetts USA
02657
CUYAHOGA
VALLEY NATIONAL PARK, Ohio
Residencies open to: Two-dimensional visual artists,
photographers, sculptors, performers, writers, video/filmmakers,
composers, craft artists
Application deadline: (Spring) December 15; (Summer)
February 16
Residency period: (Spring) March through May; (Summer)
June through September
Number & length of residencies: Two of six to eight
weeks each
Contact: Mary Pat Doorley, Cultural Arts Program Manager,
at 440-546-5995 CST, or mary_pat_doorley@nps.gov
or Joni Starr, Summer Camp & Arts Director, Cuyahoga Valley
National Park Association, 330-657-2796 ext. 114 or jstarr@cvnpa.org
For additional information, call 800-642-3297 or write:
CVEEC Artist-In-Residence Program, 3675 Oak Hill Road, Peninsula,
Ohio USA 44264
DELAWARE
WATER GAP NATIONAL RECREATION AREA,
New Jersey
Peters Valley Craft Education Center
Residencies open to: Craft artists
Application deadline: Varies - call for information
Residency period: Year-round
Number & length of residencies: Varies - call for
information
Contact: Peters Valley at 973-948-5200 EST or pv@warwick.net
For additional information, write: Peters Valley Craft
Education Center, 19 Kuhn Road, Layton, New Jersey USA 07851
DENALI
NATIONAL PARK AND PRESERVE, Alaska
Residencies open to: Two-dimensional visual artists,
sculptors
Application deadline: January 31 (postmarked)
Residency period: mid-June through mid-September
Number & length of residencies: up to three - 10
days each
Contact: Denali Headquarters at 907-683-2294 AST or
DENA_Info@nps.gov
For additional information, write: Artist-In-Residence
Program, Denali National Park and Preserve, P.O. Box 9, Denali
Park, Alaska USA 99755
DEVILS
TOWER NATIONAL MONUMENT,
Wyoming
Residencies open to: Writers
Application deadline: April 1 (postmarked)
Residency period: Fall
Number & length of residencies: Two of one week
each
Contact: Writer In Residence Program Coordinator at deto_interpretation@nps.gov
For additional information, write: Writers-In-Residence
Program, Devils Tower National Monument, PO Box 10, Devils
Tower, Wyoming USA 82714
EVERGLADES
NATIONAL PARK, Florida
Residencies open to: Visual Artists, photographers,
sculptors, writers, filmmakers, and composers.
Application deadline: October 1
Residency period: Year-round
Number & length of residencies: Six residents,
two to four weeks each
Contact: AIRIE Program Coordinator, 305-242-7750 EST or EVER_Interpretation@nps.gov
For additional information, write: Artist-In-Residence-In-Everglades,
Everglades National Park, 40001 State Road 9336, Homestead,
FL 33034. AIRIE applications are available on-line at: http://www.nps.gov/ever/supportyourpark/artistinresidence.htm
GLACIER
NATIONAL PARK, Montana
Residencies open to: Two-dimensional visual artists,
photographers, sculptors, writers, video/filmmakers, composers
Application deadline: March 1
Residency period: Summer
Number & length of residencies: Number varies,
two weeks each
Contact: Artist-In-Residence Coordinator at 406-888-7942
MST or matt_graves@nps.gov
For additional information, write: Artist-In-Residence
Program, Glacier National Park, P.O. Box 128, West Glacier,
Montana USA 59936
GOLDEN
GATE NATIONAL RECREATION AREA,
California
Headlands Center for the Arts
Residencies open to: California, North
Carolina, New Jersey, and Ohio two-dimensional visual artists,
photographers, sculptors, performers, writers, video/filmmakers,
composers (Each state has individual eligibility requirements)
Application deadline: First Friday in June
Residency period: Febraury through November
Number & length of residencies: Thirty of one
to eleven months each
Contact: Holly Blake at 415-331-2787, ext. 24,
PST or hblake@headlands.org
For additional information, write: Holly Blake,
Residency Manager, Headlands Center for the Arts, 944 Fort
Barry, Sausalito, California USA 94965
GRAND
CANYON NATIONAL PARK, North
Rim, Arizona
Residencies open to: Two-dimensional visual artists,
photographers, sculptors, performing artists, writers,
musicians/composers
Application deadline: April 1, 2007
Residency period: Three week periods
Number & length of residencies: Five (5) residencies;
first begining in Spetember,
2007, the remaining four (4) from Spring 2008-August 2008.
Contact: Artist-In-Residence Coordinator at 928-638-7739
For additional information, write: Coordinator,
Artist-In-Residence Program, P.O. Box 129, Community
Building, Grand Canyon, AZ
86023
GREAT SAND DUNES NATIONAL PARK AND PRESERVE, Colorado
Residencies open to: Visual artists (fine art painters or sculptors; fine art
photographers; or other fine art visual media)
Application deadline: February 28, 2009
Residency period: September through October
Number & length of residencies: Two (2) week residencies
Contact: Patrick Myers: patrick_myers@nps.gov or 719-378-6343
For additional information, write: Artist-In-Residence program, great Sand Dunes national Park and Preserve, 11999 State Highway 150, Mosca, CO 81146
Web page: http://www.nps.gov/grsa/air.htm
HERBERT
HOOVER NATIONAL HISTORICAL SITE,
Iowa
Residencies open to: American writers, composers,
and visual and visual performing artists
Application deadline: February 28
Residency period: May 1 through September 30
Number & length of residencies: Two (2) of two
to four weeks each
Contact: Adam Prato at 319-643-7855 CST
For additional information and how to apply: Http://ww.nps.gov/heho/supportyourpark/artist-in-residence-program.htm
HOT
SPRINGS NATIONAL PARK, Arkansas
Residencies open to: Two-dimensional visual artists,
photographers, sculptors, craft artists, video/filmakers,
performers, writers, poets, and composers.
Application deadline: February 1
Residency period: Call or write for details
Number & length of residencies: Several of two
to four weeks each
Contact: Jeff Heitzman at 501-620-6707 or
HOSP_Interpretation@nps.gov
For additional information, write: Artist-In-Residence
Program, attn: Volunteer Coordinator, Hot Springs National
Park, 101 Reserve Street, Hot Springs, AR 71901
INDIANA
DUNES NATIONAL LAKESHORE, Indiana
Residencies open to: Two-dimensional visual artists,
photographers, sculptors, performers, writers, video/filmmakers,
composers
Application deadline: March 1 (postmarked)
Residency period: 2 - 4 weeks; June through September
Contact: Elizabeth Hertel at 219-926-7561, ext. 225
CST or indu_communications@nps.gov
For additional information, write: Artist-In-Residence
Program, Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, 1100 North Mineral
Springs Road, Porter, Indiana USA 46304-1299
ISLE
ROYALE NATIONAL PARK,
Michigan
Residencies open to: Two-dimensional visual artists,
photographers, sculptors, performers, writers, video/filmmakers,
composers
Application deadline: Febrary 16 (postmarked)
Residency period: June through early September
Number & length of residencies: Five - two to
three weeks each
Contact: Greg Blust at 906-487-7152 EDT or greg_blust@nps.gov
For additional information, write: Artist-In-Residence
Program, Isle Royale National Park, 800 East Lakeshore Drive,
Houghton, Michigan USA 49931-1895 Website: www.nps.gov/isro
JOSHUA
TREE NATIONAL PARK, California
Residencies open to: Visual artists, sculptors, photographers,
writers/poets, videographers, musicians, composers, and performing
artists
Application deadline: July 15 (currently)
Residency period: October through May
Number & length of residencies: Usually four to
six of three-six weeks each; flexible (depends upon applicants'
requirements)
Contact:Caryn Davidson at 760-367-3012 PST or Caryn_Davidson@nps.gov For
additional information, write: Artist-in-Residence
Program, Attn: C. Davidson, Joshua Tree National Park,
9800 Black Rock Canyon Rd., Yucca Valley, CA 92284
MAMMOTH
CAVE NATIONAL PARK,
Kentucky
Residencies open to: Two-dimensional visual artists,
photographers, sculptors, video/filmmakers
Application deadline: Three months prior to requested
residency
Residency period: Year-round (Spring or Fall suggested)
Number & length of residencies: Number varies,
two to four weeks each
Contact: MaryAnne Davis at 270-785-2254 CST or maryanne_davis@nps.gov
For additional information, write: Artist-In-Residence
Program, Mammoth Cave National Park, Mammoth Cave, Kentucky
USA 42259
MOUNT
RUSHMORE NATIONAL MEMORIAL,
South Dakota
Residencies open to: Traditional sculptors working
in stone, stone carving instructors
Application deadline: For Summer residency watch for
announcement on www.usajobs.opm.gov; between December and
early February; Fall residency submit resume postmarked May
1
Residency period: Late May through early October
Number & length of residencies: Two total; Summer
residency is 12-16 weeks (paid), Fall residency is one week
(unpaid)
Contact: Darrell Martin at 605-574-3182 MST or darrell_martin@nps.gov
For additional information, write: Artist-In-Residence
Program, Mount Rushmore National Memorial, 13000 Hwy. 244,
Bldg. 31, Suite 1, Keystone, South Dakota USA 57751
NORTH CASCADES NATIONAL
PARK, Washington
Residencies open to: Practicing artists with a portfolio
of published, performed, or exhibited works. Applications
are accepted from visual artists, writers, musicians, and
other creative individuals.
Application deadline: February 1 for spring residencies and
July 1 for fall residencies.
Residency period: April/May and September/October.
Number & length of residencies: Two residencies of 4-6
weeks each in two separate areas of the park, for a total
of four annual residencies.
Contact: Charles Beall at 360-856-5700 x.365, charles_beall@nps.gov,
810 State Route 20, Sedro-Woolley, WA 98284
For additional information: Brochure
For application information: Application
PICTURED
ROCKS NATIONAL LAKESHORE, Michigan
Residencies open to: Two-dimensional visual artists,
photographers
Application deadline: December 31 (postmarked)
Residency period: September or October
Number & length of residencies: One of four weeks
Contact: Gregg Bruff at 906-387-2607 EST or gregg_bruff@nps.gov
For additional information, write: Artist-In-Residence
Program, Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, PO Box 40, Munising,
Michigan USA 49862
ROCKY
MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK, Colorado
Residencies open to: Professional Two-dimensional visual
artists, photographers, sculptors, performers, writers, video/filmmakers,
composers
Application deadline: December 5, 2003 (postmarked
deadline on application for the 2004 season)
Residency period: Early June through late September
Number & length of residencies: Five to eight of
two weeks each
Contact: Artist-In-Residence Coordinator at 970-586-1206
MST
For additional information, write: Artist-In-Residence
Program, 1000 Highway 36, Estes Park, Colorado USA 80517
SAINT-GAUDENS
NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE,
New Hampshire
Residencies open to: Sculptors
Application deadline: Varies, call for information
Residency period: June through October
Number & length of residencies: One of 12 to 24
weeks
Contact: Gregory Schwarz at 603-675-2175, ext. 107,
EST or gregory_c_schwarz@nps.gov
For additional information, write: Artist-In-Residence
Program, Saint Gaudens National Historic Site, RR 3, Box 73,
Cornish, New Hampshire USA 03603
SLEEPING
BEAR DUNES NATIONAL LAKESHORE,
Michigan
Residencies open to: Two-dimensional visual artists,
photographers, sculptors, writers, composers
Application deadline: April 15 (postmarked)
Residency period: September - October
Number & length of residencies: Two of three weeks
each
Contact: Lisa Myers at 231-326-5134 or lisa_myers@nps.gov
For additional information, write: Artist-In-Residence
Program, Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, 9922 Front
Street, Empire, Michigan USA 49630
VOYAGEURS
NATIONAL PARK, Minnesota
Residencies open to: Two-dimensional visual artists,
photographers, sculptors, performers, writers, video/filmmakers,
composers
Application deadline: February 15 (postmarked)
Residency period: August
Number & length of residencies: Two of two weeks
each
Contact: Teri Tucker at 218-283-9821 CST or teri_tucker@nps.gov
For additional information, write: Artist-In-Residence
Program, Voyageurs National Park, 3131 Highway 53, International
Falls, Minnesota USA 56649-8904
WEIR
FARM NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE,
Connecticut
Residencies open to: Visual artists (including printmakers
& painters), photographers, sculptors, video/filmmakers
Application deadline: January 15, July 15 (postmarked)
Residency period: Year-round
Number & length of residencies: One or two artists
at a time for residencies of two to four weeks.
Contact: Constance Evans or Amy Allen at 203-761-9945
EST
For additional information, write: Artist-In-Residence
Program, Weir Farm Trust, 735 Nod Hill Road, Wilton, Connecticut
USA 06897 (include a stamped, self-addressed envelope)
WHISKEYTOWN
NATIONAL RECREATIONA AREA,
California
Residencies open to: two-dimensional visual artists,
sculptors & photographers
Application deadline: January 15 (postmarked)
Residency period: Fall, Winter, Spring
Number & length of residencies: Two to four selected
for a period of two to three weeks
Contact: Artist-In-Residence Program Coordinator,
(530)242-3421
For additional information, write: Artist-In-Residence
Program, Whiskeytown National Recreation Area, P.O. Box 188,
Whiskeytown, CA 96095 or visit www.nps.gov/whis/supportyourpark/volunteer.htm
YOSEMITE
NATIONAL PARK, California
Residencies open to: Two-dimensional visual artists,
photographers, sculptors
Application deadline: July 15 (received)
Residency period: Year-round
Number & length of residencies: Four to ten of
up to one month each
Contact: Send a stamped, self-addressed envelope to
Yosemite Renaissance, PO Box 100, Yosemite National Park,
California USA 95389
Updated: January 15, 2009
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